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Meaning decry meaning

What does decry mean?

decry

— verb (= condemn, reprobate) express strong disapproval of We condemn the racism in South Africa These ideas were reprobated

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decry English » English

disparage denounce depreciate condemn belittle blame speak slightingly of run down malign excoriate defame cry down criticize censure vilify traduce speak disparagingly of speak against ridicule reprobate objurgate deprecate denigrate calumniate badmouth upbraid tear apart speak evil of slur slander scorn score scarify revile reprove reproach reject pooh-pooh pan mock miscall libel inculpate impute impeach harsh on gossip fulminate exclude discredit

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Language and thought Communication Say

Criticize

Conjugation decry conjugation

How do you conjugate decry?

decry · verb

Examples decry examples

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Movie subtitles

You think you are the first one to decry these things?
Over there we decry pt with super encryption keys.
Reverend Ellison has devoted his life to a church I have heard you decry as 'the Tory party at prayer'!
Brooklyn roots, and he will decry my constructive criticism as snobbery.
Your supporters have begun to publicly decry my reign.
Though conservatives would absurdly decry obama as a socialist, By far the biggest winner in the election Turned out to be wall street.
And people decry the merits of the Secondary Modern!
People love to decry Big Brother, the NSA the government listening in on their most private lives.
And the person who attempted to decry it was an imposter, so how could we not?
That same beast you decry is what will always give me the edge.
Even you cannot deny the hypocrisy-- the world's elite swarming into the city via their private jets and luxury SUVs to decry the dangers of global warming.
You were right to decry the corruption of George Sibley's rule.
Still, I mustn't decry her. My own sister.
I'll point out the sadness of his hair, clothing, Brooklyn roots, and he will decry my constructive criticism as snobbery.
And the person who attempted to decry it was an imposter, so. how could we not?
Disparage, knock, decry, denounce.
You believe he had, before the results of any investigation, decided in advance to calumniate and decry the hospital council and those officers within it?
He did calumniate and decry those officers in conversations with myself, as enquiries were being made by them.
You decry injustice.

News and current affairs

But some important developments that foreigners decry as the result of government intervention are in fact the opposite.
The reason is clear: it is, thankfully, no longer fashionable to decry colonialism's evils in assigning blame for every national misfortune.
Many world leaders, particularly those in Europe, decry the Bush administration's undermining of the UN, especially since 2003.
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, it became fashionable for economists to decry the power of big banks.
Second, there are cosmopolitan ethicists who decry the artificiality of national borders.

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